diff --git a/lib/interface/cli/commands/image/annotate.cmd.js b/lib/interface/cli/commands/image/annotate.cmd.js
index 76ceb0368..df8ff097e 100644
--- a/lib/interface/cli/commands/image/annotate.cmd.js
+++ b/lib/interface/cli/commands/image/annotate.cmd.js
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 const Command = require('../../Command');
-const { parseFamiliarName } = require('@codefresh-io/docker-reference');
 const annotateRoot = require('../root/annotate.cmd');
-const CFError = require('cf-errors');
-const { sdk } = require('../../../../logic');
 const annotationLogic = require('../annotation/annotation.logic');
 
 const command = new Command({
@@ -27,32 +24,11 @@ const command = new Command({
                 array: true,
             })
             .example('codefresh annotate image 2dfacdaad466 -l coverage=75%', 'Annotate an image with a single label')
-            .example('codefresh annotate image 2dfacdaad466 -l coverage=75% -l tests_passed=true', 'Annotate an image with multiple labels');
+            .example('codefresh annotate image 2dfacdaad466 -l coverage=75% -l tests_passed=true', 'Annotate an image with multiple labels')
+            .example('codefresh annotate image codefresh/cli:latest -l coverage=75% -l tests_passed=true', 'Annotate an image by name with multiple labels');
     },
     handler: async (argv) => {
-        let dockerImageId = argv.id;
-        const useFullName = dockerImageId.includes(':');
-
-        if (useFullName) {
-            const { repository, tag } = parseFamiliarName(dockerImageId);
-            const results = await sdk.images.list({
-                imageDisplayNameRegex: repository,
-                tag,
-                select: 'internalImageId',
-            });
-
-            if (!results.length) {
-                throw new CFError('Image does not exist');
-            }
-
-            if (results.length > 1) {
-                throw new CFError(`Could not get image id. ${results.length} images found.`);
-            }
-
-            dockerImageId = results[0].internalImageId;
-        }
-
-        await annotationLogic.createAnnotations({ entityId: dockerImageId, entityType: 'image', labels: argv.label });
+        await annotationLogic.createAnnotations({ entityId: argv.id, entityType: 'image', labels: argv.label });
         console.log('Annotations added successfully');
     },
 });
diff --git a/lib/interface/cli/commands/image/image.sdk.spec.js b/lib/interface/cli/commands/image/image.sdk.spec.js
index c2758315c..35d4d5ac5 100644
--- a/lib/interface/cli/commands/image/image.sdk.spec.js
+++ b/lib/interface/cli/commands/image/image.sdk.spec.js
@@ -98,37 +98,5 @@ describe('image commands', () => {
             await annotateCmd.handler(argv);
             await verifyResponsesReturned([DEFAULT_RESPONSE]); // eslint-disable-line
         });
-
-        it('should handle annotating given full image name', async () => {
-            const argv = { id: 'repo/name:tag', label: ['test=test'] };
-            const responses = [
-                { statusCode: 200, body: [{ internalImageId: 'some id' }] },
-                DEFAULT_RESPONSE,
-            ];
-            request.__queueResponses(responses);
-            await annotateCmd.handler(argv);
-            await verifyResponsesReturned(responses); // eslint-disable-line
-        });
-
-        it('should throw on no images found given image full name', async () => {
-            const argv = { id: 'repo/name:tag', label: ['test=test'] };
-            const response = { statusCode: 200, body: [] };
-            request.__setResponse(response);
-
-            await expect(annotateCmd.handler(argv)).rejects.toThrow();
-            await verifyResponsesReturned([response]); // eslint-disable-line
-        });
-
-        it('should throw on multiple images found given image full name', async () => {
-            const argv = { id: 'repo/name:tag', label: ['test=test'] };
-            const response = {
-                statusCode: 200,
-                body: [{ internalImageId: 'some id' }, { internalImageId: 'another id' }],
-            };
-            request.__setResponse(response);
-
-            await expect(annotateCmd.handler(argv)).rejects.toThrow();
-            await verifyResponsesReturned([response]); // eslint-disable-line
-        });
     });
 });
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 658f5de62..1ece7c5f5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "codefresh",
-  "version": "0.88.1",
+  "version": "0.88.2",
   "description": "Codefresh command line utility",
   "main": "index.js",
   "preferGlobal": true,